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Eleanor Galloway

Eleanor is a filmmaker based in New York and a student in the Hunter College Integrated Media Arts MFA program.

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Sarah Keo

Sarah Keo is a Cambodian-American filmmaker from Seattle. Chasing Time is Sarah’s directorial debut, which she co-directed alongside Emmy-winning filmmaker, Jeff Orlowski-Yang. Sarah currently resides in Denver and is a 2024 Cine Fe Fellow.

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Enrique Rivera

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Enrique Rivera (he/him) is a bilingual documentary producer, storyteller, and cultural worker from the Puerto Rican diaspora. His work, featured on HBO Max, Netflix, and National Geographic, amplifies marginalized voices through inclusive narratives and collaborative practices. Skilled in field production, archival research, story development, and investigative reporting, Enrique brings a broad range of experience to documentary production with a focus on cultural preservation, intergenerational dialogue, and social justice. As a producer for Menudo: Forever Young (HBO Max) and Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic), he has earned a reputation for uncovering nuanced stories and fostering meaningful connections while integrating innovative, multidisciplinary approaches to redefine non-fiction storytelling.

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Dawn Mikkelson

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Dawn Mikkelson (Producer/Editor/Additional Cinematography) Emmy Award winning producer and McKnight Filmmaking Fellow, whose work has broadcast, streamed and screened internationally. Festival screenings of her feature documentaries include: the Galway Film Fleadh, Cinequest, Mill Valley Film Festival, Heartland Film Festival, DOC NYC, Frameline Film Festival, and American Indian Film Festival. Broadcast and streaming include: APT (American Public Television), PBS, CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corporation), Yes-Docu (Israel), Deutsche Welle (Germany), iTunes, and Amazon Prime. Mikkelson has completed seven award-winning independent feature documentaries, MINNESOTA MEAN (2023), FINDING HER BEAT (2022), RISKING LIGHT (2018), THE RED TAIL (2009), GREEN GREEN WATER (2007), THIS OBEDIENCE (2003), and TREADING WATER: A DOCUMENTARY (1999), character-driven films highlighting power and joy in the margins.

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Nancy Kates

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